Video On Demand

After reading about the video on demand system, I thought just how great it would be to integrate this type of pedagogy into my future classroom. As the article “Video Helps Overhaul District’s Curriculum” illustrates that educators “need to engage a new generation of students who are visual learners.” Due to all of the technology that our students are using at home, we must appeal to that specific learning style to maximize how engaged are students are in the classroom. This school in Baltimore seems to be assessing what will really engage students, and ensure that they are inspired and actively connected to the class curriculum.

Furthermore, according to the article, “The system, SAFARI Montage by the Library Video Company, will allow teachers to access and play more than a thousand video programs from leading publishers such as National Geographic and Scholastic.” This is a great resource for teachers, and it will make learning more fun. National Geographic and Scholastic are well known companies that realize that students are becoming more visual learners. As educators, we must realize this also to help our students succeed in life.

This article also made me think of the Lehman Alternative School and Chris Sperry’s media literacy lesson. I enjoyed that lesson immensely. I think that that types of visual learning helps students truly grasp and understand difficult concepts.